EP3358185B1 - Diaphragm pump - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a diaphragm pump including a driving mechanism that converts the rotation of a motor into a reciprocal motion and drives the deformed portion of a diaphragm.
- a related diaphragm pump is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2013-36350 (literature 1).
- the diaphragm pump disclosed in literature 1 is integrated with a motor, and includes a pump mechanism including a diaphragm, a driving mechanism that converts the rotation of the motor into a reciprocal motion and drives the pump mechanism, and the like.
- the diaphragm includes a cup-shaped deformed portion.
- the opening portion of the deformed portion is closed by the pump main body.
- a pump chamber is formed between the deformed portion and the pump main body.
- the pump mechanism includes an inlet valve and a discharge valve and employs an arrangement in which when the capacity of the pump chamber increases, a fluid is sucked into the pump chamber, and when the capacity of the pump chamber decreases, the fluid in the pump chamber is discharged.
- the driving mechanism includes a reciprocal motion portion attached to the deformed portion of the diaphragm, and an input portion that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft of the motor, and employs an arrangement in which the rotation of the input portion is converted into a reciprocal motion, and the reciprocal motion portion reciprocally moves.
- the diaphragm pump of this type detection of the flow rate of the discharged fluid is indirectly performed using the rotation speed of the motor. That is, when the rotating shaft of the motor makes one rotation, the reciprocal motion portion of the driving mechanism makes one reciprocal motion, and the fluid is discharged as much as the capacity of the pump chamber. It is therefore possible to detect the discharge flow rate based on the rotation speed of the motor.
- the following three methods are mainly used.
- a brushless motor is used as a motor, and a rotation speed is detected using a Hall device provided on a motor control board.
- a ready-made brushless motor can be used.
- a brushed motor is used as a motor, and the motor is equipped with a device configured to detect a rotation speed, or the rotation speed is detected from the current waveform of the motor.
- a function of detecting the rotation speed needs to be imparted to the motor.
- a custom-designed motor is used.
- a brushed motor is used as a motor
- an impeller is provided on the motor on the opposite side of the pump so as to rotate integrally with the motor, and the rotation of the impeller is detected by a sensor.
- a custom-designed motor is used.
- a brushless motor or a custom-designed brushed motor having the function of detecting the rotation speed is necessary.
- the brushless motor or custom-designed brushed motor is more expensive than a ready-made brushed motor. For this reason, a diaphragm pump capable of detecting the discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor is required.
- the present invention has been made to meet this requirement, and has as its object to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting a discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor.
- a diaphragm pump comprising a diaphragm including a deformed portion capable of being deformed into a cup shape, a pump main body configured to close an opening portion of the deformed portion and form a pump chamber in cooperation with the deformed portion, a driving mechanism including a reciprocal motion portion attached to the deformed portion and an input portion that rotates integrally with a rotating shaft of a motor, in which a rotation of the input portion is converted into a reciprocal motion in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the reciprocal motion portion reciprocally moves, a pump mechanism configured to suck a fluid into the pump chamber when a capacity of the pump chamber increases, and discharges the fluid in the pump chamber when the capacity of the pump chamber decreases, and a sensor configured to use the reciprocal motion portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the reciprocal motion portion makes a reciprocal motion.
- a diaphragm pump according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 .
- a diaphragm pump 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a pump attached to a motor 2 located at the lowermost position in Fig. 1 and driven by the motor 2 to suck and discharge air.
- the motor 2 does not have a function of detecting the rotation speed of the diaphragm pump 1.
- the motor 2 for example, a ready-made brushed motor can be used.
- the diaphragm pump 1 includes a housing 3 attached to the motor 2 and a diaphragm 4 held by the housing 3.
- the housing 3 is formed into a columnar shape by combining a plurality of members to be described later in the axial direction of the motor 2, and located on the same axis as a rotating shaft 5 of the motor 2.
- the plurality of members constructing the housing 3 include a bottom body 6 having a cylindrical shape with a closed bottom, which is attached to the motor 2, a diaphragm holder 7 with one end attached to the opening portion of the bottom body 6, a valve holder 9 having a cylindrical shape with a closed bottom, which includes a bottom wall 8 overlaid on the other end of the diaphragm holder 7, a lid body 10 that closes the opening portion of the valve holder 9, and the like.
- These members are fastened by a fastening structure (not shown) in a state in which they are combined in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 5.
- the diaphragm holder 7 includes three members.
- the first member is a tubular portion 7a having a cylindrical shape with one end connected to the opening portion of the bottom body 6.
- the second member is a sensor holder portion 7b projecting outward in the radial direction from the tubular portion 7a.
- a counting sensor 11 to be described later is attached to the sensor holder portion 7b.
- the third member is a plate-shaped portion 7c that closes the other end of the tubular portion 7a.
- a through hole 13 that receives a deformed portion 12 of the diaphragm 4 to be described later is formed in the plate-shaped portion 7c.
- a support plate 15 that supports a base 14 of the diaphragm 4 is provided on the plate-shaped portion 7c.
- the valve holder 9 includes the disc-shaped bottom wall 8, an outer tube 16 projecting from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall 8 to the opposite side of the diaphragm holder 7, and an inner tube 17 projecting from the central portion of the bottom wall 8 to the opposite side of the diaphragm holder 7.
- the distal end of the outer tube 16 is connected to a cylindrical portion 10a of the lid body 10.
- the distal end of the inner tube 17 is connected to an inner bottom surface 10b of the lid body 10.
- the bottom wall 8 of the valve holder 9 clamps and holds the base 14 of the diaphragm 4 in cooperation with the diaphragm holder 7.
- the bottom wall 8 corresponds to "pump main body" in the present invention.
- the diaphragm 4 is formed from the disc-shaped base 14, the deformed portion 12 projecting from the base 14 to the opposite side of the valve holder 9 and capable of being deformed into a cup shape, and a connecting piece 22 with a piston 21 located on the bottom of the deformed portion 12.
- three sets of deformed portions 12, pistons 21, and connecting pieces 22 are provided, although not illustrated, and the three sets are arranged at positions to divide the base 14 of the diaphragm 4 into three equal parts in the circumferential direction.
- the opening portions of the deformed portions 12 are closed by the bottom wall 8 of the valve holder 9.
- a pump chamber 23 is formed between the bottom wall 8 and the deformed portion 12.
- the connecting piece 22 of the diaphragm 4 is connected to a driving mechanism 24.
- the driving mechanism 24 includes a crank 25 that is attached to the rotating shaft 5 of the motor 2 and rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 5, and a driving element 26 attached to the crank 25.
- the driving element 26 includes a columnar shaft portion 26a rotatably supported by the crank 25 via a support shaft 27, and a plurality of arm portions 26b projecting outward in the radial direction from the shaft portion 26a (only one arm portion 26b is shown in Fig. 1 ).
- the support shaft 27 is connected to a portion of the crank 25 eccentric from the rotating shaft 5, and tilts with respect to the rotating shaft 5.
- the tilting direction of the support shaft 27 is the direction in which the distal end of the support shaft 27 is located on the same axis as the rotating shaft 5.
- the connecting piece 22 of the diaphragm 4 extends through the arm portion 26b, and the deformed portion 12 is connected to the arm portion 26b via the connecting piece 22. For this reason, the rotation of the driving element 26 is regulated by the diaphragm 4.
- the crank 25 rotates together with the rotating shaft 5, the rotation is converted into a reciprocal motion in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 5, and the arm portion 26b reciprocally moves.
- the capacity the capacity of the pump chamber 23
- crank 25 corresponds to "input portion” in the present invention
- shaft portion 26a of the driving element 26 corresponds to “base” in the present invention
- arm portion 26b of the driving element 26 corresponds to "reciprocal motion portion” and "arm” in the present invention.
- the number of arm portions 26b equals the number of deformed portions 12. That is, in this embodiment, three arm portions 26b are provided.
- a light-shielding plate 28 is formed integrally with the arm portion 26b adjacent to the sensor holder portion 7b in the arm portions 26b. The light-shielding plate 28 projects from the arm portion 26b in the direction opposite to the shaft portion 26a and is formed into a plate shape extending in the projecting direction and in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 5.
- An inlet valve 31 is provided in a portion of the bottom wall 8 of the valve holder 9, which forms the wall of the pump chamber 23.
- a suction through hole 32 and a discharge through hole 33 are formed in that portion.
- the inlet valve 31 is made of a rubber material and includes a valve body 31a that is in tight contact with the wall surface of the bottom wall 8 on the side of the pump chamber 23.
- the valve body 31a opens/closes the opening portion of the suction through hole 32.
- the suction through hole 32 communicates with the air via an intake chamber 34 formed between the valve holder 9 and the lid body 10 and an air inlet 35 of the lid body 10.
- the intake chamber 34 is formed between the outer tube 16 and the inner tube 17 of the valve holder 9.
- the discharge through hole 33 makes the pump chamber 23 and a discharge chamber 36 communicate.
- the discharge chamber 36 is formed by being surrounded by the inner tube 17 of the valve holder 9 and the lid body 10, and communicates with the air via a discharge pipe 37 projecting from the lid body 10.
- the capacity of the pump chamber 23 decreases, the air (fluid) in the pump chamber 23 is discharged via the discharge through hole 33, the discharge chamber 36, and the discharge pipe 37.
- a discharge valve 38 is provided at the center of the bottom wall 8 of the valve holder 9 in the discharge chamber 36.
- the discharge valve 38 is made of a rubber material, and includes a plate-shaped portion 38a made of a rubber material and fixed to the bottom wall 8, and a valve body portion 38b that opens/closes the discharge through hole 33. Only one plate-shaped portion 38a and only one valve body portion 38b are illustrated in Fig. 1 . In fact, they are provided as many as the deformed portions 12 of the diaphragm 4, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the bottom wall 8.
- a pump mechanism 30 is constituted by the discharge valve 38 and the inlet valve 31, the suction through hole 32 and the discharge through hole 33, the intake chamber 34 and the discharge chamber 36, the air inlet 35 and the discharge pipe 37 of the lid body 10, and the like.
- the pump mechanism 30 sucks the air (fluid) into the pump chamber 23, and when the capacity of the pump chamber 23 decreases, the pump mechanism 30 discharges the air (fluid) in the pump chamber 23.
- the counting sensor 11 is configured to detect the operation count of the diaphragm pump 1, that is, the number of reciprocal motions of the piston 21 of the diaphragm 4, and employs an arrangement that sends a detection signal including the information of the count to a control device (not shown).
- the control device obtains, by calculation, the flow rate of the air discharged from the diaphragm pump 1 based on the number of reciprocal motions of one piston 21.
- the counting sensor 11 is configured to use the arm portion 26b of the driving element 26, in particular, the light-shielding plate 28 of the arm portion 26b as a detection target, and alternately switches between a detection state and a non-detection state as the arm portion 26b of the driving element 26 makes a reciprocal motion.
- the counting sensor 11 is formed using a photointerrupter 41 serving as an optical sensor.
- the photointerrupter 41 includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, which face each other.
- the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are arranged such that the direction in which the light emitting portion emits light becomes a direction orthogonal to the sheet surfaces of Figs. 1 and 2 , that is, a direction orthogonal to the above-described light-shielding plate 28.
- the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are arranged at positions overlapping the light-shielding plate 28 when the arm portion 26b of the driving element 26 reaches one end of a reciprocal motion, that is, the top dead center or the bottom dead center.
- the optical path of the light emitted by the light emitting portion is interrupted by the light-shielding plate 28 in accordance with the reciprocating operation of the arm portion 26b of the driving element 26, as shown in Fig. 2 .
- the photointerrupter 41 detects the state shown in Fig. 2 , that is, a state in which the capacity of the pump chamber 23 shown in Fig. 2 becomes small, and the optical path is interrupted by the light-shielding plate 28 and the state shown in Fig. 1 , that is, a state in which the capacity of the pump chamber 23 becomes large, and the interruption of the optical path is canceled.
- the light-shielding plate 28 corresponds to "light-shielding portion" and "plate-shaped member" in the present invention.
- the arm portion 26b of the driving mechanism 24 makes one reciprocal motion, and each of a state in which the optical path of the counting sensor 11 is interrupted by the light-shielding plate 28 and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled is implemented once. For this reason, since the number of reciprocal motions of the arm portion 26b can be detected by the counting sensor 11, the discharge flow rate of the diaphragm pump 1 can be obtained by calculation.
- the function of detecting the rotation speed need not be imparted to the motor 2, and an inexpensive ready-made motor 2 can be used.
- an inexpensive ready-made motor 2 it is possible to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting the discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor 2.
- the counting sensor 11 is an optical sensor that detects a state in which the optical path is interrupted and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled.
- the arm portion 26b of the driving mechanism 24 includes the light-shielding plate 28 that interrupts the optical path in accordance with the reciprocating operation. For this reason, since the number of reciprocal motions of the arm portion 26b can correctly be counted, a diaphragm pump that ensured high detection accuracy of the discharge flow rate can be provided.
- the counting sensor 11 may be formed using a sensor other than the optical sensor.
- a magnetic sensor can be used.
- a magnet is attached to a plate-shaped member like the light-shielding plate 28, and a magnetic sensor is attached to a position of the counting sensor 11 represented by reference numeral 41.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a diaphragm pump including a driving mechanism that converts the rotation of a motor into a reciprocal motion and drives the deformed portion of a diaphragm.
- A related diaphragm pump is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
2013-36350 literature 1 is integrated with a motor, and includes a pump mechanism including a diaphragm, a driving mechanism that converts the rotation of the motor into a reciprocal motion and drives the pump mechanism, and the like. - The diaphragm includes a cup-shaped deformed portion. The opening portion of the deformed portion is closed by the pump main body. A pump chamber is formed between the deformed portion and the pump main body.
- The pump mechanism includes an inlet valve and a discharge valve and employs an arrangement in which when the capacity of the pump chamber increases, a fluid is sucked into the pump chamber, and when the capacity of the pump chamber decreases, the fluid in the pump chamber is discharged.
- The driving mechanism includes a reciprocal motion portion attached to the deformed portion of the diaphragm, and an input portion that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft of the motor, and employs an arrangement in which the rotation of the input portion is converted into a reciprocal motion, and the reciprocal motion portion reciprocally moves.
- In the diaphragm pump of this type, detection of the flow rate of the discharged fluid is indirectly performed using the rotation speed of the motor. That is, when the rotating shaft of the motor makes one rotation, the reciprocal motion portion of the driving mechanism makes one reciprocal motion, and the fluid is discharged as much as the capacity of the pump chamber. It is therefore possible to detect the discharge flow rate based on the rotation speed of the motor. As a method of detecting the rotation speed of the motor for the diaphragm pump, the following three methods are mainly used.
- As the first method, a brushless motor is used as a motor, and a rotation speed is detected using a Hall device provided on a motor control board. When this method is employed, a ready-made brushless motor can be used.
- As the second method, a brushed motor is used as a motor, and the motor is equipped with a device configured to detect a rotation speed, or the rotation speed is detected from the current waveform of the motor. To employ this method, a function of detecting the rotation speed needs to be imparted to the motor. Hence, a custom-designed motor is used.
- As the third method, a brushed motor is used as a motor, an impeller is provided on the motor on the opposite side of the pump so as to rotate integrally with the motor, and the rotation of the impeller is detected by a sensor. In a case in which this method is employed as well, a custom-designed motor is used.
- Hence, to enable detection of the discharge flow rate in the related diaphragm pump, a brushless motor or a custom-designed brushed motor having the function of detecting the rotation speed is necessary. The brushless motor or custom-designed brushed motor is more expensive than a ready-made brushed motor. For this reason, a diaphragm pump capable of detecting the discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor is required.
- The present invention has been made to meet this requirement, and has as its object to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting a discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor.
- In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a diaphragm pump comprising a diaphragm including a deformed portion capable of being deformed into a cup shape, a pump main body configured to close an opening portion of the deformed portion and form a pump chamber in cooperation with the deformed portion, a driving mechanism including a reciprocal motion portion attached to the deformed portion and an input portion that rotates integrally with a rotating shaft of a motor, in which a rotation of the input portion is converted into a reciprocal motion in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the reciprocal motion portion reciprocally moves, a pump mechanism configured to suck a fluid into the pump chamber when a capacity of the pump chamber increases, and discharges the fluid in the pump chamber when the capacity of the pump chamber decreases, and a sensor configured to use the reciprocal motion portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the reciprocal motion portion makes a reciprocal motion.
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Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the diaphragm pump according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows a state in which the sensor detects the reciprocal motion portion. - A diaphragm pump according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to
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diaphragm pump 1 shown inFig. 1 is a pump attached to amotor 2 located at the lowermost position inFig. 1 and driven by themotor 2 to suck and discharge air. Themotor 2 does not have a function of detecting the rotation speed of thediaphragm pump 1. As themotor 2, for example, a ready-made brushed motor can be used. - The
diaphragm pump 1 includes ahousing 3 attached to themotor 2 and adiaphragm 4 held by thehousing 3. - The
housing 3 is formed into a columnar shape by combining a plurality of members to be described later in the axial direction of themotor 2, and located on the same axis as arotating shaft 5 of themotor 2. The plurality of members constructing thehousing 3 include abottom body 6 having a cylindrical shape with a closed bottom, which is attached to themotor 2, adiaphragm holder 7 with one end attached to the opening portion of thebottom body 6, avalve holder 9 having a cylindrical shape with a closed bottom, which includes abottom wall 8 overlaid on the other end of thediaphragm holder 7, alid body 10 that closes the opening portion of thevalve holder 9, and the like. These members are fastened by a fastening structure (not shown) in a state in which they are combined in the axial direction of therotating shaft 5. - The
diaphragm holder 7 includes three members. The first member is atubular portion 7a having a cylindrical shape with one end connected to the opening portion of thebottom body 6. The second member is asensor holder portion 7b projecting outward in the radial direction from thetubular portion 7a. A countingsensor 11 to be described later is attached to thesensor holder portion 7b. The third member is a plate-shapedportion 7c that closes the other end of thetubular portion 7a. A throughhole 13 that receives adeformed portion 12 of thediaphragm 4 to be described later is formed in the plate-shapedportion 7c. In addition, asupport plate 15 that supports abase 14 of thediaphragm 4 is provided on the plate-shapedportion 7c. - The
valve holder 9 includes the disc-shapedbottom wall 8, anouter tube 16 projecting from the outer peripheral portion of thebottom wall 8 to the opposite side of thediaphragm holder 7, and aninner tube 17 projecting from the central portion of thebottom wall 8 to the opposite side of thediaphragm holder 7. The distal end of theouter tube 16 is connected to acylindrical portion 10a of thelid body 10. The distal end of theinner tube 17 is connected to aninner bottom surface 10b of thelid body 10. Thebottom wall 8 of thevalve holder 9 clamps and holds thebase 14 of thediaphragm 4 in cooperation with thediaphragm holder 7. Thebottom wall 8 corresponds to "pump main body" in the present invention. - The
diaphragm 4 is formed from the disc-shapedbase 14, thedeformed portion 12 projecting from the base 14 to the opposite side of thevalve holder 9 and capable of being deformed into a cup shape, and a connectingpiece 22 with apiston 21 located on the bottom of thedeformed portion 12. In this embodiment, three sets ofdeformed portions 12,pistons 21, and connectingpieces 22 are provided, although not illustrated, and the three sets are arranged at positions to divide thebase 14 of thediaphragm 4 into three equal parts in the circumferential direction. The opening portions of thedeformed portions 12 are closed by thebottom wall 8 of thevalve holder 9. Apump chamber 23 is formed between thebottom wall 8 and thedeformed portion 12. The connectingpiece 22 of thediaphragm 4 is connected to adriving mechanism 24. - The
driving mechanism 24 includes a crank 25 that is attached to therotating shaft 5 of themotor 2 and rotates integrally with therotating shaft 5, and a drivingelement 26 attached to thecrank 25. The drivingelement 26 includes acolumnar shaft portion 26a rotatably supported by thecrank 25 via asupport shaft 27, and a plurality ofarm portions 26b projecting outward in the radial direction from theshaft portion 26a (only onearm portion 26b is shown inFig. 1 ). Thesupport shaft 27 is connected to a portion of thecrank 25 eccentric from therotating shaft 5, and tilts with respect to therotating shaft 5. The tilting direction of thesupport shaft 27 is the direction in which the distal end of thesupport shaft 27 is located on the same axis as therotating shaft 5. - The connecting
piece 22 of thediaphragm 4 extends through thearm portion 26b, and thedeformed portion 12 is connected to thearm portion 26b via the connectingpiece 22. For this reason, the rotation of the drivingelement 26 is regulated by thediaphragm 4. When thecrank 25 rotates together with therotating shaft 5, the rotation is converted into a reciprocal motion in the axial direction of therotating shaft 5, and thearm portion 26b reciprocally moves. When thearm portion 26b makes a reciprocal motion, the capacity (the capacity of the pump chamber 23) in thedeformed portion 12 attached to thearm portion 26b increases/decreases. Thecrank 25 corresponds to "input portion" in the present invention, theshaft portion 26a of the drivingelement 26 corresponds to "base" in the present invention, and thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26 corresponds to "reciprocal motion portion" and "arm" in the present invention. - The number of
arm portions 26b equals the number ofdeformed portions 12. That is, in this embodiment, threearm portions 26b are provided. A light-shieldingplate 28 is formed integrally with thearm portion 26b adjacent to thesensor holder portion 7b in thearm portions 26b. The light-shieldingplate 28 projects from thearm portion 26b in the direction opposite to theshaft portion 26a and is formed into a plate shape extending in the projecting direction and in the axial direction of therotating shaft 5. - An
inlet valve 31 is provided in a portion of thebottom wall 8 of thevalve holder 9, which forms the wall of thepump chamber 23. In addition, a suction throughhole 32 and a discharge throughhole 33 are formed in that portion. Theinlet valve 31 is made of a rubber material and includes avalve body 31a that is in tight contact with the wall surface of thebottom wall 8 on the side of thepump chamber 23. Thevalve body 31a opens/closes the opening portion of the suction throughhole 32. - The suction through
hole 32 communicates with the air via anintake chamber 34 formed between thevalve holder 9 and thelid body 10 and anair inlet 35 of thelid body 10. Theintake chamber 34 is formed between theouter tube 16 and theinner tube 17 of thevalve holder 9. When the capacity of thepump chamber 23 increases, the air (fluid) is sucked into thepump chamber 23 via theair inlet 35, theintake chamber 34, and the suction throughhole 32. - The discharge through
hole 33 makes thepump chamber 23 and adischarge chamber 36 communicate. Thedischarge chamber 36 is formed by being surrounded by theinner tube 17 of thevalve holder 9 and thelid body 10, and communicates with the air via adischarge pipe 37 projecting from thelid body 10. When the capacity of thepump chamber 23 decreases, the air (fluid) in thepump chamber 23 is discharged via the discharge throughhole 33, thedischarge chamber 36, and thedischarge pipe 37. - A
discharge valve 38 is provided at the center of thebottom wall 8 of thevalve holder 9 in thedischarge chamber 36. Thedischarge valve 38 is made of a rubber material, and includes a plate-shapedportion 38a made of a rubber material and fixed to thebottom wall 8, and avalve body portion 38b that opens/closes the discharge throughhole 33. Only one plate-shapedportion 38a and only onevalve body portion 38b are illustrated inFig. 1 . In fact, they are provided as many as thedeformed portions 12 of thediaphragm 4, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of thebottom wall 8. - A
pump mechanism 30 is constituted by thedischarge valve 38 and theinlet valve 31, the suction throughhole 32 and the discharge throughhole 33, theintake chamber 34 and thedischarge chamber 36, theair inlet 35 and thedischarge pipe 37 of thelid body 10, and the like. When the capacity of thepump chamber 23 increases, thepump mechanism 30 sucks the air (fluid) into thepump chamber 23, and when the capacity of thepump chamber 23 decreases, thepump mechanism 30 discharges the air (fluid) in thepump chamber 23. - The counting
sensor 11 is configured to detect the operation count of thediaphragm pump 1, that is, the number of reciprocal motions of thepiston 21 of thediaphragm 4, and employs an arrangement that sends a detection signal including the information of the count to a control device (not shown). The control device obtains, by calculation, the flow rate of the air discharged from thediaphragm pump 1 based on the number of reciprocal motions of onepiston 21. - The counting
sensor 11 according to this embodiment is configured to use thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26, in particular, the light-shieldingplate 28 of thearm portion 26b as a detection target, and alternately switches between a detection state and a non-detection state as thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26 makes a reciprocal motion. The countingsensor 11 is formed using aphotointerrupter 41 serving as an optical sensor. - The
photointerrupter 41 includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion, which face each other. The light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are arranged such that the direction in which the light emitting portion emits light becomes a direction orthogonal to the sheet surfaces ofFigs. 1 and2 , that is, a direction orthogonal to the above-described light-shieldingplate 28. The light emitting portion and the light receiving portion are arranged at positions overlapping the light-shieldingplate 28 when thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26 reaches one end of a reciprocal motion, that is, the top dead center or the bottom dead center. The optical path of the light emitted by the light emitting portion is interrupted by the light-shieldingplate 28 in accordance with the reciprocating operation of thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26, as shown inFig. 2 . For this reason, thephotointerrupter 41 detects the state shown inFig. 2 , that is, a state in which the capacity of thepump chamber 23 shown inFig. 2 becomes small, and the optical path is interrupted by the light-shieldingplate 28 and the state shown inFig. 1 , that is, a state in which the capacity of thepump chamber 23 becomes large, and the interruption of the optical path is canceled. The light-shieldingplate 28 corresponds to "light-shielding portion" and "plate-shaped member" in the present invention. - In the thus configured
diaphragm pump 1, when themotor 2 rotates, and thesupport shaft 27 of the drivingelement 26 rotates about therotating shaft 5 of themotor 2, thearm portion 26b of the drivingelement 26 reciprocally moves in the axial direction of therotating shaft 5, and thedeformed portion 12 of thediaphragm 4 is pushed or pulled. When thedeformed portion 12 is pulled by thearm portion 26b to the side of themotor 2, the capacity of thepump chamber 23 increases, theinlet valve 31 opens, as shown inFig. 1 , and the air in theintake chamber 34 is sucked into thepump chamber 23 via the suction throughhole 32. At this time, the air is sucked into theintake chamber 34 via theair inlet 35 of thelid body 10. - On the other hand, when the
deformed portion 12 of thediaphragm 4 is pushed by thearm portion 26b to the side of thebottom wall 8 of thevalve holder 9, thedeformed portion 12 is compressed, the capacity of thepump chamber 23 decreases, thedischarge valve 38 opens, as shown inFig. 2 , and the air in thepump chamber 23 is discharged into thedischarge chamber 36 via the discharge throughhole 33. The air discharged into thedischarge chamber 36 is discharged to the outside of the pump via thedischarge pipe 37. - In the
diaphragm pump 1, when themotor 2 makes one rotation, thearm portion 26b of thedriving mechanism 24 makes one reciprocal motion, and each of a state in which the optical path of the countingsensor 11 is interrupted by the light-shieldingplate 28 and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled is implemented once. For this reason, since the number of reciprocal motions of thearm portion 26b can be detected by the countingsensor 11, the discharge flow rate of thediaphragm pump 1 can be obtained by calculation. - According to the
diaphragm pump 1, the function of detecting the rotation speed need not be imparted to themotor 2, and an inexpensive ready-mademotor 2 can be used. Hence, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting the discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-mademotor 2. - The counting
sensor 11 according to this embodiment is an optical sensor that detects a state in which the optical path is interrupted and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled. Thearm portion 26b of thedriving mechanism 24 includes the light-shieldingplate 28 that interrupts the optical path in accordance with the reciprocating operation. For this reason, since the number of reciprocal motions of thearm portion 26b can correctly be counted, a diaphragm pump that ensured high detection accuracy of the discharge flow rate can be provided. - Note that the counting
sensor 11 may be formed using a sensor other than the optical sensor. For example, a magnetic sensor can be used. In this case, a magnet is attached to a plate-shaped member like the light-shieldingplate 28, and a magnetic sensor is attached to a position of the countingsensor 11 represented byreference numeral 41.
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- A diaphragm pump (1) comprising:a diaphragm (4) including a deformed portion (12) capable of being deformed into a cup shape;a pump main body (8) configured to close an opening portion of the deformed portion (12) and form a pump chamber (23) in cooperation with the deformed portion (12);a driving mechanism (24) including a reciprocal motion portion (26b) attached to the deformed portion (12) and an input portion (25) that rotates integrally with a rotating shaft (5) of a motor (2), in which a rotation of the input portion (25) is converted into a reciprocal motion in an axial direction of the rotating shaft (5), and the reciprocal motion portion (26b) reciprocally moves; anda pump mechanism (30) configured to suck a fluid into the pump chamber (23) when a capacity of the pump chamber (23) increases, and discharges the fluid in the pump chamber (23) when the capacity of the pump chamber (23) decreases;characterized bya sensor (11) configured to use the reciprocal motion portion (26b) as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the reciprocal motion portion (26b) makes a reciprocal motion,wherein the sensor (11) includes an optical sensor (41) configured to detect a state in which an optical path is interrupted and a state in which the interruption of the optical path is canceled, andthe reciprocal motion portion (26b) includes a light-shielding portion (28) configured to interrupt the optical path in accordance with a reciprocating operation.
- The pump (1) according to claim 1, wherein the optical sensor (41) is arranged at a position overlapping the light-shielding portion (28) when the reciprocal motion portion (26b) reaches one end of the reciprocal motion.
- The pump (1) according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism (24) further includes a shaft portion (26a) rotatably supported by the input portion (25) via a support shaft (27),
the reciprocal motion portion (26b) comprises an arm portion (26b) projecting outward in a radial direction from the shaft portion (26a), and
the arm portion (26b) includes a plate-shaped member (28) projecting in a direction opposite to the shaft portion (26a).
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